Sunday Funday

This past Sunday was one of my favorites here so far. I FINALLY got to sleep in (till 2:20, it would've been a good day even if that was my only accomplishment). I met Miriam at the Chocolate Festival (who's surprised?) to get breakfast/lunch (chocolate covered waffle and a DELICIOUS piece of foccacia, because Gd forbid Italians have an event without bread). After, we just roamed around Firenze for the next 3 1/2 hours just exploring and venturing to areas of the city we haven't seen yet. We walked through Piazza Republica (which is in the race for my favorite place in the city) where there was an amazing street singer (we got 2 CDs for 4 euro!) and stopped in a cute little shop for coffee. I almost got a gorgeous, gorgeous pair of boots at a little shop, but they were a little big, and for what they cost I wasn't getting anything that didn't fit perfectly (I'm growing). Eventually we made our way back across the and climbed up to Piazzale Michaelangelo. After trekking up the hill we reached what was essentially a parking lot, but so much better than that because it had a terrace-type thing with a stunning view of the whole city. The view was amazing, I liked it better than Fiesole because you're a little bit closer to the city and could distinguish more of the buildings. We also got there around sunset so the city was all lit up with a warm, pink sky in the background--it was something off of a postcard (which I now don't need to buy, because I took the pictures myself). I loves views of the city like this--they make me take a step back for a moment and remind I am so lucky to be here.
We got a little chilly, so we started to walk home and met up with Jordan and Negrin on the way. The four of us went to dinner at Salamanca (the Spanish/Mexican place) and got yummy Mexican food! After dinner, Miriam and I went home to plan our spring break. This was possibly one of the most head-spinning and stressful things I've done (my brain kind of felt the same way it does when I attempt to do geometry). I had about 10 different windows open on my browser to find cheap flights plus train websites, Google, and Wikipedia. There was a moment of panic when one website refused to accept my credit card and Miriam was going to Paris by herself, but I got the flight booked eventually (and for only 20 euro!) Best part of spring break: I get to see Keren in Barcelona!!!!!! After Barcelona, Miriam and I are going to Paris, Prague, and Berlin (AHHHHH SO PUMPED!!!) We finally finished booking flights and went to unspin our heads by joining some friends to watch the first quarter of the Superbowl (and hear Christina Aguilera sing the national anthem...SHE IS SO GOOD!) But, we didn't get American commercials, just really crappy Italian ones. The first quarter ended, and we went home to go to sleep!